Bill Josey

Mar
28

Illinois Enacts "Any Reason" Paid Leave Law

I came across an excellent article from Cozen's Austin G. Dieter describing the new Illinois law mandating paid leave for any reason, including vacations. The law, entitled the "Paid Leave for All Workers Act," goes into effect January 1, 2024. Here's a summary from the article: Covered employers must provide
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Mar
15

Adecco Sues Longtime Client for Transferring Temp Workforce to Competitor

Staffing giant seeks to recover $1,497,432.44 in conversion fees - did the client read the contract? I have not seen a temp workforce transfer case this large in a long time, although I did report on two smaller cases last year. It appears the staffing agency may
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Mar
13

Skilled Nursing Center Sues Staffing Giant LRS Healthcare for Economic Losses

Last week I wrote about how a single temporary tech worker on assignment can expose a staffing firm to liability for a massive data breach. This week I report on how two temp nurses on assignment at a healthcare facility caused Massachusetts regulators to bar patient admissions to the client's
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Mar
05

California University System Sues Kelly Services for Data Breach by Tech Consultant

This could be a tech staffing firm's worst nightmare. The University of California Board of Regents has launched a lawsuit (copy attached below) against Kelly Services asserting that an employee of one of its sub-subcontractors downloaded the names, addresses, birthdates, and Social Security numbers of approximately 179,629 University employees
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Feb
24

Chicago Staffing Firm Seeks to Avoid Brokerage Fee After Sale of Business

Failure to terminate brokerage contract may result in an obligation to pay brokerage fee years after broker introduced the buyer and seller Chicago-area staffing firm Alternative Staffing, Inc. has sued Transact Capital Partners, LLC, a Richmond, Va. business brokerage and advisory firm, seeking a court declaration that it does not
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Feb
09

New Jersey Declares War on Blue Collar Staffing

"New Jersey Temp Worker Bill of Rights" creates extraordinary regulatory burdens on staffing firms and clients Among other things, this just-enacted law requires covered temporary workers in New Jersey to be paid the average compensation rate and benefits (or the cash equivalent of the benefits cost) paid by their clients
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Feb
07

New State Salary Minimums - Are you Compliant?

Everyone is familiar with the $35,568 federal minimum salary requirement for overtime exempt employees. But federal law is not the last word when it comes to this subject. State and local governments are increasingly adopting their own salary standards, including some major changes for 2023. Before we get too
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Jan
31

New California Law Requires Pay Rate Disclosures to the State and to Staffing Clients

Pay transparency legislation creates significant administrative burden for California employers, with a special twist for staffing firms. Last week I reported on the salary posting requirements being enacted by some states, including California. The California law, known as Senate Bill 1162, contains a less-publicized requirement that many staffing firms will
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Jan
26

Weekly Roundup: Hospitality Staffing Solutions, Aerotek, Medix, Maxim, Faststaff, and U.S. Nursing

Catching up on the action today. Not sure how Medix managed to run up $1,713,809 in unpaid fees for COVID testers - I thought the Feds paid for everything? This looks like a painful lesson about the dangers of one-off opportunities. Hospitality Staffing Solutions and Walgreens Face California
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Jan
23

Coverage of New Salary Posting Laws - How Broad?

California and Washington Regulators Take an Expansive View On January 1, 2023, California and Washington State joined Colorado in requiring salary ranges to be included in job posts. Employers with no offices or employees in these states might think they are off the hook from complying, but that would be
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